Javier Mendez, coach to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, has explained why the latter is a better “student” than his childhood friend. Upon winning the UFC lightweight title in 2022 ...

The Dagestani wrestling style built a legendary reputation, largely due to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s and Islam Makhachev’s dominant, undefeated UFC reigns. Team Khabib’s pressure and sambo-based ...

Islam Makhachev has always done a fine job of emulating Khabib Nurmagomedov. Both fighters were forged in Dagestan, made it to the UFC, won the lightweight title, became pound-for-pound No 1 ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov has responded to the increasing pressure for Islam Makhachev to face Ilia Topuria. The fight has been talked up ever since Ilia moved up from featherweight. He vacated his belt ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov rates UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad's cardio very highly. Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) is unbeaten in his past 11 fights, outlasting Leon Edwards, Gilbert Burns and ...

Most people will argue and claim that it is Khabib Nurmagomedov who is the greatest fighter to ever compete at 155 pounds, however, UFC commentator Joe Rogan, in a recent episode of his podcast ...

In a recent interview, Makhachev’s close friend and mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov stated his case for why Arman Tsarukyan deserves the next shot at Makhachev and not Topuria. The gears appear to be ...

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier engaged in an interesting conversation during their lightweight title fight. At UFC 242, on September 7, 2019, at The Arena in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE ...